Get your academic career on track

Give yourself the best chance of becoming an academic

Review your answers to the self assessment questions in Have you got what it takes in the light of your preferred academic career path (lecturing, predominantly research, predominantly teaching).

Decide which factors are most critical at this stage in your career, and within your field - Seek advice and support to ensure you are focusing on the right things.

Identify the most critical gaps and create an action plan to fill them, setting yourself realistic targets to ensure you don't jeopardise your future career by focusing exclusively on your research today.

Give yourself a reasonable deadline by which you will next review your career plan, to avoid drifting into a recurring pattern of short-term or part-time employment without gaining a permanent academic job.